Text attached to an image to allow search engine spiders to extract textual information from an image. Achieved by using the ALT attribute of the <IMG> tag. Example: <IMG SRC=”cow.jpeg” ALT=”A picture of a cow”/>

Anchor text

Text specified for a hyperlink e.g. anchor text for SEO Glossary is ‘SEO Glossary’. It is very extremely important what anchor text appears in links pointing to your web site e.g. if your web site is about cake recipes the anchor text ‘Delicious Cake Recipes’ will help your rankings more than the anchor text ‘Donkeys like Carrots’.

Cloaking

An unethical SEO practice. It involves a different version of a web page being presented to each search engine spider. Each different version of the web page is optimized for the search engine spider it is presented to (i.e. exploiting its weaknesses). For example the Yahoo spider will be presented with a web page optimized for the Yahoo spider. You can be penalized heavily by the search engines for doing it, so don’t do it.

Directory

A directory is a web site that contains a categorized listing of links from around the web. For more information read my article Directories and their importance for search engine rankings.

Ethical SEO

The opposite to Unethical SEO. It is SEO executed without resorting to underhand or illegal activities that may cause your web site to get blacklisted by the search engines. Stay on the ethical side of the fence!

Gateway Page

An unethical SEO practice. A web page optimized for certain keyphrase/s with the specific purpose of leading you to another page i.e. they offer nothing of value in themselves. Can be penalised by the search engines for this practice, so don’t do it.

Inbound Links

Links to your web site from outside web sites (i.e. a web sites under a different domain name). The more of these the better, obviously for traffic reasons, but also because the help build link popularity (read my article Link Popularity, the make or break element for Search Engine Rankings)

Key phrase

A group of keywords. For example: two keywords ‘cake’ and ‘recipes’ grouped together make up the key phrase ‘cake recipes’.Keyword:

A word with particular importance to the theme of a site. For example if a web site provides information about Formula 1 racing then important keywords would be ‘Ferrari’, ‘Monaco’, ‘Schumacher’ etc…

Keyword Analysis

The process of analysing a subject area or web site with the goal of identifying keywords that best describe the subject area/web site. A factor in the analysis is discovering keywords that match or resemble keywords that people use when performing real-world searches on search engines. The ideal result of the analysis is a list of keywords that if incorporated correctly into a web site will increase probability of traffic to the web site.

Keyword Optimization

The overall name given to the process of performing keyword analysis and incorporating the discovered keywords/keyphrases into the web site.

Keyword Spamming

The process of stuffing a web page with keywords not related to the theme of the web site or in a high amount as an attempt to influence/trick the search engines. Keywords can be stuffed into many areas of a web page e.g. TITLE tag, META tags, ALT text, TITLE text.

Link Popularity

The popularity of your web site in the eyes of the search engine, based on the quality and quantity of links to and from your web site. For more information read my link popularity article.

META Tags

META tags are special tags included at the top of a HTML page. Their purpose is to provide extra information about the web page i.e. metadata. The most influential tags for search engine ranking are the Keywords tag and the Description tag.

Natural Links

Links pointing to a web site created because someone found the web site useful and decided to link to it i.e. linked to it naturally. These types of link are very powerful in the link popularity stakes as they identify a web site that is worth linking to and therefore has a better chance of being a quality resource of information. To increase your chances of earning natural links make sure your web site has a lot of quality content that is better than the competition. Also provide linking information on your web site to make it easier to link to i.e. provide actual HTML to use when linking.

One-way Links

Links to a web site that are not reciprocated i.e. no link exists to the web site that is doing the linking. These type of links are powerful in building link popularity.

Outbound Links

Links within a web site that are pointing to outside sites. Do not affect link popularity but care must be taken not to link to a web site that may get you banned e.g. linking to a link farm is a no-no.

Page Rank

An antiquated ranking system created by Google which is given far more hype and attention than it deserves. If you install the Google toolbar in your browser you can view the PageRank of any web page you visit by viewing the PageRank meter. It measures the ‘popularity’ of a web site in the eyes on Google. It is based on a ‘democratic voting’ mechanism whereby web sites linking to a site cast a ‘vote’ for the site i.e. add to the PageRank meter. The more PageRank the linking site has, the more PageRank the linked-to site receives. It is true that is does influence web site ranking i.e. the higher your PageRank the better ranking you will have, but there are other factors that affect ranking to a higher degree e.g. optimized anchor text, theme of the linking site.

Ranking

The position within search engine results that a web site reaches for a particular search phrase by a surfer in any search engine or directory.

Robot

Another name for spider.

Robots.txt

A special text file placed at the root of a web site’s structure. It contains rules that a search engine spider must obey when indexing a web site. You can specify what pages to index or what search engine spiders are allowed to index the web site e.g. you can specify that Google’s spider is allowed but not Yahoo’s spider. Useful to stop a web site from being indexed by accident if it is still under construction of if you want certain areas of the web site to be hidden from the spider.

Search Engine

A database of information retrieved from indexing web pages from all over the web. A user can use a search engine’s interface to search their database of information and find links to web sites that provide information relevant to their search criteria. The majority of search engines have their own piece of software called a ‘search engine spider’ that visits web pages on the Web and extracts the required information it needs to allow its search engine to function.

Search Engine Optimization

The process of modifying a web site’s content, structure and link popularity to maximize the chances of a higher ranking within search engine results. It is basically optimizing a web site to make it more important in the eyes of a search engine.

Site Map

A special page on a web site that contains a tree-like representation of the link structure of the site. It allows a search engine spider to index all the most important pages of the site with ease because it can access them all from one page. A link to the site map should be clearly accessible/indexable from the home page at least.

Spider

A spider is a special piece of software that is sent out by a search engine to index a web site’s pages for inclusion in a search engine’s database of information. Spiders work by parsing the HTML on a site, extracting relevant information and following any links that are contained on the page to continue the parsing process. It is important that your web site is indexable by a spider otherwise it may not visit some pages. A common method used to ensure that it indexes all the most important web pages is to include a site map on your site.

TITLE Tag

The TITLE tag is used to specify what text appears at the top of a browser window when visiting a web page. It also appears as the link text when your web site appears in search engine results. It can influence rankings a great deal so spend time ensuring that the right text is in it (i.e. include keywords/key phrases relevant to the web page). For more information read my title tag optimization article.

Unethical SEO

The opposite to Ethical SEO. It involves employing underhand or illegal activities to increase search engine ranking. They are many unethical seo practices including cloaking, gateway pages, keyword spamming

Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is the process to make your website more visible to people by getting top ranking in search engines and increase natural traffic to your website. In other words SEO is the process to make your site search engine friendly as well as user friendly.

I want to make SEO for my website; shall I need to redesign my website?

It depends on the format of your website and also your budget. If your website is designed properly then there is no need to redesign it. SEO for your website is also possible with some minor modification in your website if designed properly. But you need to take guidance from SEO Company to take good advantage for your business.

How Can I find SEO Company that use ethical methods for SEO?

It is very essential that your SEO Company use ethical method for website optimization. While appointing SEO Company for SEO first of all inquire for their clientele and check their ranking in search engines. Any website can not sustain in good position which use unethical SEO methods.

I want to expand my business and I heard about Email Marketing, Can Email Marketing give benefit to my business?

Email Marketing is really good to contact millions of people in short time. With email marketing you can get fast response for your business. It is the most effective and economical medium for online or offline businesses.

Personal / Business Blog is an ideal way to increase inbound links to your website. As well as it diverts natural traffic to your website. You can include as many information and pages in your business / personal blog which can not be possible to include in your companyÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã¢â€žÂ¢s website.

My website is in Flash, Is it possible to optimize my website?

Yes, of course, as search engine utilizes advanced methods, now it is possible for SEO in flash website. You can take help of SEO Company for search engine optimization of your flash website.

How Internet Marketing is useful for my website?

Online Marketing or Internet Marketing is considered as cheapest media compare to all other types of media. E-marketing helps your company to reach your global target market at very affordable cost. It is an efficient way to make your product / brand / company / service popular globally as well as it helps to increase your business growth and marketing network.

Choosing the right keywords for your PPC campaign is vital to get the most out of Pay Per Click advertising and generate high-quality, motivated traffic to your site. Seorank is highly experienced in setting up PPC campaigns, from keyphrase research to budget projection.

The Seorank team take the hassle out of running your pay per click marketing campaign. As more and more companies discover the benefits of PPC you can find you are position one at 9.00 on a Monday morning but by 9.05 three other companies have come in and knocked you off that first page of results.

As part of your pay per click (ppc) management, Seorank constantly monitor your account to ensure that positions don’t slip.

We also ensure that we get the best ROI for your business by advising of the right phrases to target. It’s about attracting buyers not browsers!

Example:

Targeting the phrase “golf” – someone using this phrase could be searching for the latest model Volkswagen Golf, a second hand Volkswagen Golf, a shop selling golf clubs, a golf course in EdinburghÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã‚Â¦ the list is endless.
The secret of successful Pay Per Click campaign management and good ROI is to use as targeted phrases as possible.

PPC Creative

Pay Per Click advertisements have to be written to very strict guidelines. We are experts at working within these guidelines to produce tight, focused copy that’s proven to produce results.

Bid Management

Effective bid management is the key to maximising your revenue from a Pay Per Click marketing campaign while keeping expenditure down. As part of the Pay Per Click (PPC) management, we use a combination of manual and automated bid management techniques to ensure that you’re getting the best possible placement for the lowest possible cost.

Tracking

PPC tracking provides you with details of those people signing up as a result of your PPC advertising. This allows us to assess the effectiveness of your campaign and provides us with the detail to adjust your campaign appropriately.

Analysis

Pay Per Click campaigns offer unprecedented levels of customer intelligence which we can use to assess what the strengths and weaknesses of your campaign are and adjust your campaign appropriately.

Pay Per Click Reporting

As part of the Pay Per Click (PPC) management, you are provided with detailed, comprehensive monthly reports so you can see exactly how each keyphrase in your campaign is performing. Reports include summaries of top performing phrases, conversion rates as well as advice on the best way forward. In addition, deeper analysis is provided for each phrase: no. of impressions, no. of clicks, average click through rate, average cost per click

Choosing the right keywords for your PPC campaign is vital to get the most out of Pay Per Click advertising and generate high-quality, motivated traffic to your site. Seorank is highly experienced in setting up PPC campaigns, from keyphrase research to budget projection.The Seorank team take the hassle out of running your pay per click marketing campaign. As more and more companies discover the benefits of PPC you can find you are position one at 9.00 on a Monday morning but by 9.05 three other companies have come in and knocked you off that first page of results.

As part of your pay per click (ppc) management, Seorank constantly monitor your account to ensure that positions don’t slip.

We also ensure that we get the best ROI for your business by advising of the right phrases to target. It’s about attracting buyers not browsers!

Example:

Targeting the phrase “golf” – someone using this phrase could be searching for the latest model Volkswagen Golf, a second hand Volkswagen Golf, a shop selling golf clubs, a golf course in EdinburghÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã‚Â¦ the list is endless.

The secret of successful Pay Per Click campaign management and good ROI is to use as targeted phrases as possible.

PPC Creative

Pay Per Click advertisements have to be written to very strict guidelines. We are experts at working within these guidelines to produce tight, focused copy that’s proven to produce results.

Bid Management

Effective bid management is the key to maximising your revenue from a Pay Per Click marketing campaign while keeping expenditure down. As part of the Pay Per Click (PPC) management, we use a combination of manual and automated bid management techniques to ensure that you’re getting the best possible placement for the lowest possible cost.

Tracking

PPC tracking provides you with details of those people signing up as a result of your PPC advertising. This allows us to assess the effectiveness of your campaign and provides us with the detail to adjust your campaign appropriately.

Analysis

Pay Per Click campaigns offer unprecedented levels of customer intelligence which we can use to assess what the strengths and weaknesses of your campaign are and adjust your campaign appropriately.

Pay Per Click Reporting

As part of the Pay Per Click (PPC) management, you are provided with detailed, comprehensive monthly reports so you can see exactly how each keyphrase in your campaign is performing. Reports include summaries of top performing phrases, conversion rates as well as advice on the best way forward. In addition, deeper analysis is provided for each phrase: no. of impressions, no. of clicks, average click through rate, average cost per clickÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã‚Â¦